JLPT N3 · Verb

伸びる (nobiru)

伸びる (のびる, nobiru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stretch; to extend”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: のびる
Romaji: nobiru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth · ichidan verb, intransitive
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend · ichidan verb, intransitive
to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. of noodles) · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

このセーターは伸びてすっかり型崩れしている。

This sweater is all stretched out of shape.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 伸びる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	伸びる	のびる nobiru
Polite (~masu)	伸びます	のびます nobimasu
Negative	伸びない	のびない nobinai
Polite negative	伸びません	のびません nobimasen
Past	伸びた	のびた nobita
Polite past	伸びました	のびました nobimashita
Negative past	伸びなかった	のびなかった nobinakatta
Te-form	伸びて	のびて nobite
Potential	伸びられる	のびられる nobirareru
Passive	伸びられる	のびられる nobirareru
Causative	伸びさせる	のびさせる nobisaseru
Volitional	伸びよう	のびよう nobiyou
Imperative	伸びろ	のびろ nobiro
Conditional (~ba)	伸びれば	のびれば nobireba

Kanji in 伸びる

伸

expand, stretch, extendシン・の.びる・の.ばす · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 伸びる.

伸ばすのばすto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)

Source: JMdict entry 1358870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.